SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention:

1. Chapter 1: General Provisions: Surveys and certification

(documents) of all the safety items a ship cannot sail
without
1.1.The Engine Room Logbook: Used to record all parameters of running
machineries (with signature of the duty officer), any abnormal finding is
noted by the current duty engineer, any major maintenance for machinery
is recorded with date and remarks by the duty officer, voyage reference
numbers, running hours of different machineries for every watch, quantity
of fuel… It is used to monitor and record everything that is carried out in
the engine room.
1.2.Oil record book: One of the most important documents on board, which
is used to record maintenance operations of MARPOL equipment,
bunkering operations, weekly retention of water waste, any internal bilge
or sludge transfer, maintenance on OWS with acknowledgement by the
engineering officer carrying out the operation. The oil record book should
be accompanied with IOPP certificates and all the receipts of bunker and
sludge disposal operations, and the end of every page is signed by the
master.
1.3.Engine Room Tank Sounding Log: Used to keep a record of
soundings of all the engine room tanks. A responsible engineer (4th
engineer) will take and record sounding for all the tanks twice a day – once
in the morning and second in the evening, which is counter checked and
acknowledged by the chief engineer.
1.4.Sewage Management Log: Consists of ISPP certificate, operating
procedure of sewage plant, and maintenance procedures of sewage plant.
Second engineer is responsible for maintaining this log. Sample testing of
sewage is also recorded and acknowledged.
1.5.Oil to Sea Interface Log: Used to record any maintenance, sounding
machinery that fits the following criteria (oil-to-sea interfaces include any
mechanical or other equipment on board a vessel where seals or surfaces
may release quantities of oil and are subject to immersion in water.).
1.6.Seal Log: Used to record everything related to the placement, removal, or
modification to seals on equipment, containers, or piece of machinery.
 1.7.Saturday/Monday Routine Logs: Used to record all emergency
equipment such as LSA, FFA equipment and systems on board ship. It also
includes emergency generator, emergency fire pump, emergency
compressor, life boat engine… Each officer on board is designated with
particular equipment for carrying out trial operations and procedure,
which are to be recorded in this log.
1.8.Chief Engineer Night Order Book: Used to record the chief
engineer’s instructions for night watch officers. All engineers must read
and acknowledge the order written by the chief engineer.

2. Chapter 2:
2.1.Construction – Subdivision and stability, machinery and
electrical installations: This chapter deals with watertight integrity of
the ship, explaining the requirements for structural, machinery, electrical,
stability and other criteria for a safe ship.
2.2. Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction: This chapter
elaborates the means and measures for fire protection in accommodation,
cargo spaces and engine room for the passenger, cargo and tanker ship,
explaining the various requirements for fire safety systems installed on a
ship.

3. Chapter 3: Life Saving Appliances and arrangements

3.1. Summary : The chapter includes requirements for life-saving
appliances and arrangements, including requirements for life
boats, rescue boats and life jackets according to the type of ship.
The international LSA Code gives specific technical
requirements for LSAs and is mandatory under Regulation 34,
which states that all life-saving appliances and arrangements
shall be aligned with the applicable requirements for the LSA
code.

4. Chapter 4: Radiocommunications
4.1.